Wednesday, 31 January 1940
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
asked the Prime Minister whether in view of Dr. Goebbels' official declaration that the Allies do not conceal that it is their goal to bring Germany down, to dismember and divide her as a nation,...
asked the Prime Minister whether any communication has been, or will be, addressed to the Vatican on the subject of the address given by the Pope to the College of Cardinals, on Christmas Eve,...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will consider the advisability of appointing a senior woman medical officer to assist in meeting the needs of the large numbers of women employed...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what stage has now been reached in the negotiations for the acquisition of the site of an aerodrome in North Devon?
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will consider consulting the French Government with a view to issuing, in association with that Government, a Franco-British postage stamp, with a design...
asked the Postmaster-General why certain Post Office pensioners in Scotland who have returned to service for the present emergency, in addition to surrendering temporarily their pension, should...
asked the Postmaster-General what is the present situation with regard to television broadcasting in this and other countries; and whether he will consider an early resumption of television...
asked the Postmaster-General what were the financial arrangements made with Unity Pools, Limited; and what is the cost of the arrangement to the State apart from the cost of collecting letters...
asked the First Commissioner of Works whether his attention has been called to the large number of Government contracts in Wales and Monmouthshire which have been given to firms from other areas,...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the Honourable E. L. Chatfield, who was appointed to be a temporary clerk in the Admiralty, registered at a Ministry of Labour...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what are the prevailing rates of pay and allowances for women officers, including payments for lodging,
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will fuel and light, travelling, subsistence, servants, camp kit, rations, and any other allowance; and what were the previous payments where any...
Mrs. Adamson (for Mr. Adamson): asked the First Lord of the Admiralty (1) whether he has considered the adoption of additional floating rafts on naval vessels to safeguard the lives of...
asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he will take steps to improve the lighting in the Central Lobby, when the House is sitting, during the black-out hours?
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the causes of the labour dispute in Singapore; what steps have been taken to remove the workers' grievances; whether any...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the amounts received by the Palestine Government last year in wharfage dues, storage dues and lighterage licence fees from the Tel-Aviv port; and the...
asked the Minister of Transport what steps he has taken or proposes to take to mobolise a national transport system, to include all forms of transport, co-ordinated for the purpose of utilising...
asked the Minister of Transport what action he intends to take to increase the volume of tonnage carried on the canals and waterways, in view of the great potential carrying capacity of the canals?
asked the Minister of Transport whether it is proposed to issue new regulations in regard to vehicles covered by the Gas and Steam Vehicles (Excise Duties) Bill, and to make any changes in the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade whether he is aware that under the arrangement for funding and clearing arrears of payments clue to the United Kingdom firms by traders in...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that announcements relating to Statutory Rules and Orders are being issued in the Press before the actual copies of the Orders in...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will issue some statements to show to what extent the flour-milling industry is controlled by Order, both as...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is aware of the difficult position created for established pig salesmen who, by reason of the Government's control of the sale of pigs,...
Mr. Graham White: asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether consideration has been given to the advisability of reducing the import duty on saccharine in order to encourage the use...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what right of appeal is granted to a retailer in the event of his licence to trade being withdrawn by a local food committee?
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will issue regulations to require producers of margarine for domestic consumption to indicate its vitamin content in order that diabetic...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is aware that the farmers in the Sodbury Vale, Gloucestershire, are killing off their stocks, including breeding stock, for lack of...
Mr. White: asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster why the office of the Cereal Control Board is at Godstone?
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction owing to the fact that sugar refineries at Greenock are allowed to work short-time, while molasses,...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is aware that a substantial number of persons are known not to be buying their rations of butter, thus leaving substantial quantities in...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to what extent the doubling of the bacon ration, recently announced, is an attempt to dispose of the substantial quantities of bacon left in...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he can now give particulars of the salaries to be paid by the Ministry to officials on the Pigs and Bacon Marketing...
asked the Minister of Supply whether, before buying scrap-iron at high prices in New York, he is satisfied that it is impossible to find further supplies in this country?
asked the Minister of Supply whether his attention has been called to the fact that many industries in the Wolverhampton area are in serious difficulties from the almost complete stoppage of...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he has observed that newspaper proprietors, having reduced the size of their journals to meet the paper shortage, are still using this shortage as a reason...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that at a royal ordnance factory a number of highly-skilled men have received notice terminating their employment owing to shortage of work;...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that Government contractors often find difficulties under the existing timber control arrangements in obtaining requisite supplies of timber to...
asked the Minister of Supply how many large firms hold building contracts from the Government; how many of those firms have such contracts in Scotland and, of these firms, how many have their...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that his letters, dated 27th November and 9th December, 1939, Reference 279 (Gen.) 40 (SS 1B), were issued in order to secure men, who are below...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that an officer of his Department introduced, as a reliable financial agent, to the head of a firm requiring finance to carry out urgently...
asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the peace terms offered by Japan to the Chinese puppet government; and whether the Foreign Office has received any information on...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary for Mines what action he proposes to take to meet the representations he has received from the Lord Provost of Glasgow asking for immediate supplies of...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he has any statement to make as to the future responsibility for merchant shipbuilding?
(by Private Notice) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can make any statement regarding the cost of living?
That they have agreed to,
Order for Second Reading read.
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners.
Question again proposed, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now Adjourn."—[Major Sir James Edmondson.]
7.26 p.m.
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